- Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre in 1983, Sorkin spent much of the 1980s in New York as a struggling, largely unemployed actor. He found his passion in writing plays however, and quickly established himself as a young promising playwright.
- Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas (born August 15 1965 in Sunnyside, Washington) is an author and screenwriter, best known for his book "Rats Saw God" and his television program "Veronica Mars".
- Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947 or 1948) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC dramedy, "Soap", and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the box office successes "When Harry Met Sally..." and "City Slickers".
- Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actress who is best known for her portrayal of lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the popular HBO dramedy "Sex and the City" (1998-2004).
- Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino (born Amy Sherman) is an American television writer and producer. Sherman-Palladino is married to writer and producer Daniel Palladino.
- Entourage
"Entourage" is the pilot episode from Season 1 of the dramedy television series "Entourage".
- Candice Bergen
Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actress and former fashion model, primarily for her roles in sitcoms and television. She is currently best known for her starring role on the television situation comedy "Murphy Brown", and as William Shatner's legal partner, Shirley Schmidt, on the ABC hit dramedy, "Boston Legal".
- Ana Ortiz
Ana Ortiz (born January 251971) is an American actress and singer. She is a native of Manhattan, New York but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is currently a regular on the ABC dramedy series "Ugly Betty", in which she plays the title character's older sister, Hilda Suarez. The role earned her the ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2007.
- Mark Indelicato
Mark Indelicato (born July 16, 1994) is an American child actor and singer. He is currently a regular on the ABC dramedy series "Ugly Betty", where he plays Justin Suarez, the fashion-obsessed nephew of series heroine Betty Suarez.
- Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott (born Stephen Scott on November 25, 1965) is a Scottish television and film actor best known in America for playing Ian Hainsworth in Desperate Housewives. Sometimes Scott is referred to as "Young Sean Connery", and a similarity in acting style is also noted between Scott and Steve McQueen. He is most known for his roles as the villain in "Mission: Impossible 2" as well as Ian in the US dramedy "Desperate Housewives".
- Daniel Palladino
Daniel Palladino is one of the producers of the American animated sitcom "Family Guy". Palladino is also a former producer and writer for the American dramedy, "Gilmore Girls". He is married to television writer and producer Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of "Gilmore Girls".
- Leslie Jordan
Leslie Allen Jordan (according to his biography born April 29, 1955) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee and at a height of just 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m), Jordan has become an instantly recognizable face in film and television. He is most well known for his television work - including guest appearances on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Reba", "Boston Public", …
- Dulé Hill
Karim Dulé Hill is an Emmy Award-nominated American actor, primarily in movies, soap operas and television. He's best known for his roles as Josiah Bartlet's (played by veteran actor Martin Sheen) presidential aide Charlie Young on the television series "The West Wing" and as Burton Guster ("Gus") in the television dramedy "Psych".
- Mark Moses
Mark Moses (born February 24, 1958 in New York City) is an American actor.
- John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American television and film actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Sam Weir on the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks". In an unusual bit of casting, Daley was the actual age of a high school freshman when he played Weir. Daley was born in Wheeling, Illinois to R.F. Daley, an actor, and Nancy Daley, a piano teacher. He has appeared in multiple productions with his father.
- Blair Brown
Blair Brown (born Bonnie Blair Brown on April 23, 1947, in Washington, District of Columbia) is an American actress. Brown is a prolific film and TV actress. She has had a number of high profile roles, including a Tony Award winning turn in the play "Copenhagen" on Broadway, as well as a run as the title character in the television dramedy "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd", which ran from 1987 to 1991.
- Martin Starr
Martin Starr (born July 30, 1982) is an American television and film actor. He is known for his portrayal of Bill Haverchuck on the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks" (1999-2000). Starr was born Martin James Pflieger Schienle in Santa Monica, California, the son of actress Jean St. James (nee Pflieger) and Jim Schienle, a guidance counselor at West Zephyrhills Elementary.
- Joy Lauren
Joy Lauren (born Joy Jorgensen on October 18, 1989) is an American actress. Lauren was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is playing a supporting character, Danielle Van De Kamp, on the hit ABC dramedy "Desperate Housewives".
- Samm Levine
Samuel (Samm) Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982), is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks". In addition, Levine has guest-starred on "Spin City", "The Steve Harvey Show", "Boston Public", "Undeclared", "Raising Dad", "The Drew Carey Show", "That's So Raven", "Life as We Know It", "That '70s Show", …
- Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955), is an American actress born in Fort Worth, Texas. Harris started acting as a youngster and attended New York's famed Juilliard School. After graduation from Juilliard's Drama Division, she joined John Houseman's touring repertory company The Acting Company, where she stayed for three years. During this time, she performed in productions of Shakespeare's "King Lear" and "Romeo and Juliet", …
- Becky Ann Baker
Becky Ann Baker (born February 17, 1953) is an American television, film, and theater actress. She may be best known for her portrayal of Jean Weir on the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks" Ms. Baker was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky. She grew up as an "army brat," moving from base to base with her parents. She used her birth name, Becky Gelke, as her professional name until she married actor Dylan Baker in 1990.
- David S. Rosenthal
David S. Rosenthal is an American television producer, and was the last executive producer of the American dramedy, "Gilmore Girls", in that show's seventh and final season. Rosenthal is also a former producer for the American sitcom, "Hope & Faith" and the American sitcom "Ellen". Within a year, Rosenthal swiftly jumped from being a production assistant on Anything but Love to staff writer on the same show; then two years later, another jump, …
- Brad Kern
Brad Kern is a television producer best known for his work as executive producer on the eight season long supernatural dramedy Charmed. His previous credits include Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and various others.
- Darryl Stephens
Darryl Stephens (born March 7 1974, Pasadena, California, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Noah Nicholson on the television dramedy, "Noah's Arc".
- Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki is an Academy Award-winning actress best known for her roles as Joe Kelly's (Red Buttons) wife, Katsumi in the 1957 movie, "Sayonara", and as Bill Bixby's questionable maid, Mrs. Livingston, in the 1970s dramedy, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Umeki began her career as a nightclub singer in Japan under the name Nancy Umeki before moving to the United States.
- Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams is a British film score composer. He is the brother of Harry Gregson-Williams. He is a former member of Hans Zimmers' "Media Ventures" team of composers. His filmography includes "Over the Hedge", "Click" and the forthcoming "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". He has also written music for television shows, including British comedy-drama "William and Mary" and "Long Way Round", …
- Natasha Melnick
Natasha Melnick (born April 10, 1984) is an American television and film actress. She may be best known for her portrayal of Cindy Sanders on the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks". Melnick was born in Los Angeles, California. A gifted student, she graduated high school and enrolled in college at age fifteen. Her film work includes Disney's "The Parent Trap", "Go", "Orange County " and "The Hillside Strangler".
- Laurie Walters
Laurie Walters (born January 8, 1947 in San Francisco, California) is a former television actress, arguably best known for playing Joanie Bradford on the television "dramedy" "Eight Is Enough", which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC. Walters was, by several years, the oldest actor of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, even though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family.
- Sage Brocklebank
Sage Brocklebank (born January 14 1978 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actor. Among other roles, he plays police officer Buzz McNab, a supporting role on the dramedy "Psych".
- Stephen Lea Sheppard
Stephen Lea Sheppard (born January 26, 1983) is a Canadian television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dudley Heinsbergen in the 2001 Wes Anderson film "The Royal Tenenbaums". He also played geek guru Harris Trinsky in a recurring role on 9 episodes of the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks" and a small role in a television commercial for the Nintendo game "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!".
- Jowharah Jones
Jowharah Jones (born 1982) is an American actress and singer. She is best-known for her television role as Nico Slater, daughter of Vanessa Williams' character, on the series "Ugly Betty".
- Kendall Payne
Kendall Payne is a singer/songwriter of Indie rock music. Her first album, "Jordan's Sister", came out in 1999 and sold 100,000 units. One of its songs, "Supermodels," was the theme song for The WB Television Network's teen dramedy "Popular". Another album, "Grown", came out in 2004. Below is a table of her songs that have appeared on movies and TV.
- Leah Pinsent
Leah Pinsent (born September 20, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television and film actress. She is the daughter of Canadian actors Gordon Pinsent and Charmion King. Her first film role, "The Bay Boy", won her a Genie nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is best-known for her roles as production accountant Veronica Miller in the dramedy series "Made in Canada", …
- Louis del Grande
Louis Del Grande (born 1943 in the U.S.) is a Canadian television writer and actor. He was the head writer of the 1970s sitcom "King of Kensington", and subsequently created, wrote and starred in the 1980s dramedy "Seeing Things". Del Grande also played the ConSec scanner in the David Cronenberg movie "Scanners" whose head was exploded by fellow scanner Darryl Revok (Michael Ironside).
- Siu Ta
Siu Ta is a Canadian actress and independent short film producer. Born in South Vietnam, she moved to Canada with her family at age seven. A graduate of the University of Toronto majoring in drama, she has been steadily building a career in film and stage entertainment since her graduation. She is currently best known for her role on the CBC Television dramedy "This is Wonderland" as Nancy Dao, …
- Shaun Weiss
Shaun Weiss (born August 27, 1978), is an American television and film actor. Shaun started his acting career as Elvis on Pee-wee's Playhouse. He is best known for his portrayal of Greg Goldberg in "The Mighty Ducks" films. Shaun also has a cult following for his role as Josh in the Disney film "Heavyweights".
- Adrian Scarborough
Adrian Scarborough is a British actor who has had considerable success in theatre and radio. On screen he is primarily a character actor. Scarborough trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 1993 he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in "The Comedy of Errors" at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and made his screen debut the following year in "The Madness of King George", having appeared in The Madness of George III, …
- Arnetia Walker
Arnetia Walker (b. 1956 in Columbus, Georgia) is an African-American actress whose most famous roles are as Nurse Annie Roland in the NBC sitcom "Nurses" and Ms. Ross in the WB dramedy "Popular". She is currently married to WJLA Weekend News Anchor Elliott Francis and has one son.
- Kim van Kooten
Kim van Kooten (born January 26 1974) is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. Van Kooten was born in Zuidoostbeemster. She is the daughter of Kees van Kooten and Barbara Kits. Her brother is the actor and singer Kasper van Kooten. She studied screenwriting at the Film Academy in Holland, but stopped during her first year. After a coincidental meeting with director Robert Jan Westdijk, van Kooten made her acting debut in the film "Zusje" ("Little Sister").
- Joanna García
Joanna Leanna García is a Cuban American television and film actress. García, is best known for her portrayal of "Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery", Reba's (Reba McEntire) oldest daughter on The CW sitcom "Reba" (2001-2007). She previously played "Vicki Appleby," a recurring character on the short-lived NBC dramedy "Freaks and Geeks" (1999-2000). She also guest starred in a controversial role as student "Susan Potter" in a 2000 episode of "Boston Public".